Quebec-Windsor Corridor

[dowlingm]

One thing to keep in mind is that CP’s agreement to allow passenger service in the tunnel as a condition of CPKC merger was made to Amtrak, not to “whoever wants to run service”. Might they decide it doesn’t matter? Maybe. But again, a complication not needed if Amtrak does the crossing,

 

[Urban Sky]

One thing to keep in mind is that CP’s agreement to allow passenger service in the tunnel as a condition of CPKC merger was made to Amtrak, not to “whoever wants to run service”. Might they decide it doesn’t matter? Maybe. But again, a complication not needed if Amtrak does the crossing,

Which brings us back to the Maple Leaf: VIA Rail operates it as its own train west of Niagara Falls/ON, where it is considered a VIA train for all contractual or legal purposes, especially concerning Track Access (Amtrak has no track access agreement with Metrolinx, but VIA of course does). The inverse could be done between Windsor and Detroit, where Amtrak could slap an Amtrak number on all VIA trains and treat it as its own trip. Only Amtrak would have a contractual relationship with the tunnel operator, but presumably nothing would require Amtrak to only send their own rolling stock or crews through the tunnel…